Finance Cloud Governance Lead

We're seeking someone to join our Finance Data Office team as Finance Cloud Governance Lead in Finance Shared Services Department. The Finance Cloud Governance Lead will be responsible for defining, implementing, and overseeing governance standards supporting Finance's adoption of cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake). This leader ensures Finance's cloud datasets, containers, and databases follow proper structure, ownership, controls, authoritative sourcing, and lineage requirements-enabling both regulatory compliance and AI/GenAI readiness.

This role partners closely with Finance Business Areas, Change Management, and Technology to drive consistent, high quality, well controlled cloud data implementations.
The Finance Division, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, comprises approximately 3,000 employees globally. Finance protects the Morgan Stanley franchise by maintaining the Firm's books and records and by contributing to firmwide risk management and mitigation. Finance also plays a critical advisory role to the Firm's businesses and senior management.
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide-from corporations and governments to institutions and individuals-across more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people are critical to our success. Our values-rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethics-define how we work. Morgan Stanley offers a superior foundation for building a career, with opportunities to learn, achieve, and grow in an environment that supports balance, diverse perspectives, and personal development.
Team Profile
The Finance Data Office (FDO) owns the Finance Division's Data Governance framework. The FDO promotes best practices for data management, focusing on data quality and serving as Finance's representative on Firmwide data matters. Core responsibilities include:
1. Data Governance - Facilitating Finance-wide governance through the Finance Data Governance Committee (DGC) and coordinating/escalating activities across the Firm.
2. Authority Data Sourcing - Managing sourcing of authoritative data to the Finance Data Warehouse (FDW) and enabling its adoption across Finance.
3. Systems Data

What you'll do in the role:
- Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
- Responsible for and lead a significant set of deliverables, leveraging advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment
- Proactively identify emerging risks in individual and department work and contribute to strategies for mitigating them
- Act as a role model and culture carrier; Embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
- Define and enforce Finance cloud data governance standards covering structure, metadata, lineage, and controls.
- Partner with Technology and business stakeholders (External Reporting, Capital, Treasury) to ensure cloud design supports source once, calculate once, control once, report many.
- Lead cloud governance forums with senior management
What you'll bring to the role:
- Advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment
- Ability to provide positive and constructive
- feedback and acknowledge efforts of team members
- Ability to articulate risk and impact to various audiences, and create plans to mitigate those risks
- Define and enforce Finance cloud data governance standards covering structure, metadata, lineage, and controls.
- Partner with Technology and business stakeholders (External Reporting, Capital, Treasury) to ensure cloud design supports source once, calculate once, control once, report many.
- Lead cloud governance forums with senior management.
- Ensure cloud design supports Finance reporting needs.
- Ensure cloud data is sourced from correct authoritative sources with clear ownership and cataloging.
- Train Finance and IT teams on governance standards and tools.
- Develop requirements and partner with Technology to deliver automated cataloging and improved governance reporting.
- Maintain metrics and monitoring for compliance.
- Prepare presentations and materials for senior management.
- At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:

We have a track record of innovation and passion for unlocking new opportunities, we help our clients raise, manage and allocate capital. We do this by offering a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and asset management services. All that we do at Morgan Stanley is driven by our five core values: do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. These aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day, ensuring we do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees around the world. And at the core of our success are the people who drive it - relentless collaborators and creative thinkers who are fueled by diverse thinking and experiences. Wherever you are in our 1,200 global offices, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are empowered to achieve your full potential. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $205,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).